This is a steam powered Keystone Driller and it was used to drill for water. A YouTube video shows one in operation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqsKXhwJiAQ). A book by Wayne Cole, "Where earth dissolves like snow: the...

Image of men working with drilling equipment in front of a building in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Building tentatively identified as Providence Hospital. Printing on the door of the truck reads 1352 United Geophysical. ...

View of men around a drill near the Port of Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. View includes cars, trucks, a bus, buildings with the Port in the distance. Knik Arm visible in distance.

Image of men working with drilling equipment in front of a building in Anchorage, Alaska after the March 27, 1964 earthquake. Building tentatively identified as Providence Hospital. Image includes a truck holding a tank.